Curt Epstein
Senior Editor

A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined AIN in 2007, Curt came to the publication from the broadcast industry where he was a national science and technology television reporter and producer. He writes on the FBO field, aviation finance, and sustainable aviation and occasionally contributes to AIN sister publication Business Jet Traveler. Curt was a member of the AINtv reporting staff that won the 2008 Aerospace Journalist of the Year award for Best Airshow Daily. That same year, he was a finalist for another AJOYA award. He earned an AJOYA for Best Business Aviation Submission in 2018 and was a finalist in that category in 2021. He received the National Air Transportation Association’s  Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.

Before joining AIN, Curt worked with Consumer Reports’ television division, CRTV, and for several local television news staffs. An honors graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, he earned a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University in 1995. Curt lives in New York State with his wife and two young sons.

Latest from Curt Epstein

Charter & Fractional

Fly Louie FBO Alliance Adds Atlanta Location

Fly Louie, which looks to bring savings to the Part 135 market, has added another location to its network of affiliated FBOs.
AIN Logo

Search for Titan Sub Ends with Harding and All Aboard Lost

Aviation legend Hamish Harding lost as the U.S. Coast Guard announced the discovery of the Titan submersible wreckage on the ocean floor.
The late Action Aviation chair Hamish Harding
Aircraft

First Bombardier Challenger 3500 Delivered to Europe

The first Bombardier Challenger 3500 destined for service in Europe has been accepted and delivered.
Challenger 3500 delivery ceremony in Montreal
FBOs

World Fuel Adds To Dealer, Air Elite FBO Networks

World Fuel Services has introduced three new members of its sponsored Air Elite FBO network and one new fuel distribution location.
Chartright Air Group's new FBO at Region of Waterloo International Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream To Expand St. Louis Completions Center

Gulfstream announced another expansion at its St. Louis Downtown Airport completions facitliy.
Gulfstream's St. Louis completions facility
Safety

Aviation Legend Harding Among Missing Onboard Titanic Sub

Action Aviation chairman and noted adventurer Hamish Harding is among those missing during a submersible trip to the Titanic.
Action Aviation chair Hamish Harding
Regulations and Government

KHPN Arrivals Can Now Choose FBO for Customs Clearance

A pilot program launched today allows arriving international bizav flights into Westchester County Airport to select which FBO ramp they wish to use.
Customs clearance is now available at most FBO ramps at KHPN
Aircraft

Textron Aviation To Build Workforce Development Center

Textron Aviation will begin construction of a multimillion-dollar facility that will house its workforce training, development, and education programs.
Artist's rendering of Textron Aviation's planned hiring and learning center (Image: Textron Aviation)

NBAA Northeastern Forum Draws Thousands

Held this week at New York's Westchester County Airport, NBAA's Northeastern Regional Forum drew more than 3,000 attendees to a sold out exhibit floor.
Aerial view of aircraft on static display at New York's Westchester County Airport for NBAA's Northeastern Regional Forum
Environment

New Study Will Examine Sustainable Fuel Feedstocks

The latest biomass study by the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture, will examine the volumes and locations of sustainable fuel feedstocks.
Switchgrass fields and facilities in East Tennessee
FBOs

Signature Aviation Begins Construction on Huntsville FBO

Signature Aviation will invest more than $11 million on a new FBO terminal and ramp expansion at Alabama's Huntsville International Airport.
Artist rendering of the planned new Signature Aviation terminal at Alabama's Huntsville International Airport
Environment

CAAFI: SAF Now Firmly Entrenched in Aviation

Speaking at the start of a two-day virtual SAF conference, CAAFI head Steve Czonka noted that renewable fuel is now seeping into all corners of aviation.
Line worker refueling business jet with sustainable aviation fuel from tanker truck
Environment

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Get First Corsia Nod

ICAO noted that sustainable aviation fuel produced in China, the Netherlands, and the U.S. are the first to be certified under the ISCC and RSB schemes.
Flasks of sustainable aviation fuel in lab
Environment

Swedish Airport First To Switch to All SAF

Sweden’s Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport will become the first to transition entirely to sustainable aviation fuel.
Västflyg airplane at Sweden's Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport
FBOs

Jet Aviation Adds Scottsdale Hangar

Jet Aviation now has nearly 90,000 sq ft of hangar space at its Scottdale, Arizona facility.
New Jet Aviation hangar at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona
Environment

SAF Startup Scores $22M in Development Funding

OXCCU, a new entrant into the sustainable fuel production arena, has earned funding to scale up its novel production process.
OXCCU founder and CEO Andrew Symes in test lab holding vial with tablets
Environment

Canadian Smoke Plume Snarls Northeastern Flights

Plumes of smoke from Canada's wildfires have caused historically poor air quality as well as low visibility, leading to delays at airports in the region.
Brooklyn Bridge in haze from smoke drifting south from Canadian Wildfires

May Bizav Flight Activity Down from 2022, Up from April

The May statistics from Argus Traqpak show a decline in bizav activity from the previous year, but an increase from April.
Cessna Citation CJ2+ takes off from Geneva Airport in Switzerland
Airports

Gulf Coast Airport Fills Out Its Corporate Hangar Complex

Alabama's Gulf Shores International Airport has filled out its Southwest Corporate Hangar Complex, 15 years after it was developed.
New hangar at KJKA
Environment

Want Some Vodka With Your Sustainable Aviation Fuel?

Air Company, an innovator in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel market, has found a novel outlet for one of its byproducts.
Air Vodka
FBOs

PE Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Yingling Aviation

AE Industrial Partners has purchased majority ownership of Kansas-based FBO and MRO provider Yingling Aviation
Aircraft fueling at Yingling Aviation
Training and Workforce

Swiss Aeromed Operator Adding Level-D Challenger 650 Sim

Swiss rescue flight operator Rega will add Europe's first full-flight simulator for the Bombardier Challenger 650.
Flight deck view of Axis Challenger 650 Level D simulator
FBOs

Vancouver Area Airport To Get Second FBO

Fast Air Executive Aviation has begun construction on a FBO at Abbotsford International Airport, a move which will give it its third location in Canada.
Artist rendering of the planned Fast Air FBO at Abbotsford International Airport near Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft

Vref: Bizav Aircraft Market Showing Signs of Slowing

The pre-owned busines aircraft landscape has changed dramatically since the heady days of 2021 and 2022.
Bombardier Challenger 604 on take off
Environment

World Fuel, Neste Strike SAF Supply Deal

With Neste incresing its SAF output, World Fuel Services has signed a new agreement giving it a larger supply to distribute.
SAF refueling at Le Bourget Airport
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Lands at Washington Dulles Airport

Atlantic Aviation was selected to takeover the Washington Dulles International Airport FBO formerly operated by Jet Aviation.
Lobby of Atlantic Aviation FBO at Washington Dulles International Airport
Regulations and Government

Intentional Aircraft Crasher Pleads Guilty

A California man who intentionally crashed his airplane as an internet stunt and lied about it to investigators now faces up to 20 years in prison.
Jacob bailing out of his Taylorcraft.
FBOs

Provo Air Center: A Secret No More

Once relatively unknown among the Caribbean destinations, the Turks and Caicos Islands are now becoming one of the region's hottest locations.
Provo Air Center
Environment

Jetex Offers Global SAF Book-and-claim

Through a deal with fuel management company 360 Jet Fuel, Jetex is now offering its customers the ability to purchase SAF through book-and-claim.
Jetex FBO hangar
Environment

Report: U.S. SAF Industry Will Require $400 Billion Investment by 2050

A report by renewable fuels producer SKYNRG states that to meet worldwide demand for SAF, 400 refineries will be needed by 2050.
tanker trucks loading SAF at refinery